E. GEN'L METHS. MATS. & RESEARCH

E. GENERAL TEACHING (CURRIC, METHODS, MATERIALS & RESEARCH)
AIR Scaffolding of ELA
https://www.engageny.org/resource/scaffolding-instruction-english-language-learners-resource-guides-english-language-arts-and

Balanced literacy website
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Home/index.html

Balanced Literacy Diet Decoding reading strategies for word reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph_hw8_ZZDY

Early literacy research study http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/000000829.htm

Literacy instruction Wiki with unit plans http://literacyinstructions.wikispaces.com/

Diane August Maria Carlo Vocabulary transfer study http://www.cal.org/acquiringliteracy/pdfs/skills-transfer.pdf

Cyber Literacy website---lots of interesting topics http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/

releasing responsibility to students
http://cm.elachieve.org/images/cm/reading/best_practices_instruction/cm_read_grr_fisher.pdf

Teaching & assessment strategies & resources
http://www.fortheteachers.org/instructional_strategies/#FourSides

Literacy strategies Reading Rockets (videos, class demos, and templates) http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/concept_map

E-readers theater
http://www.ereaderstheater.com/teaching-resources.html

Mary Lou McClosky Handouts http://www.mlmcc.com/p.aspx?id=1
ELL rigor suggestions raising expectations (2014) CGCS
http://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/Framework%20for%20Raising%20Expectations.pdf

Similar ELLs different results (Hakuta) http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED496646.pdf

Co-teaching models youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=7&v=TCn4qDyuZVE

Whole language Vs. Phonics https://www.academia.edu/12685048/WHOLE_LANGUAGE_VS._PHONICS

ESL 101 http://www.austincc.edu/teacher/files/EDTC3030/ESLcourse_print.html

Equal rights to curriculum: Many languages one message http://inspirasi.co/books/1410844790.pdf

Language teaching resources (19 pages of links) http://calper.la.psu.edu/docs/pdfs/general/Free_LRC_Resources_Fall_2012.pdf

New literacies https://vimeo.com/101767263

Mood in children's literature http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/29128

Teach metacognition
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/metacognition-gift-that-keeps-giving-donna-wilson-marcus-conyers?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=062415%20enews%20resrch%20A&utm_content=&utm_term=fea2hed&spMailingID=11711361&spUserID=MjcyNTEyNzI5NjIS1&spJobID=561669728&spReportId=NTYxNjY5NzI4S0

Rigoberto Castillo Strategic learning in another language (book)
http://die.udistrital.edu.co/sites/default/files/doctorado_ud/publicaciones/teaching_and_learning_another_language_strategically/teaching_and_learning_another_language_strategically.pdf

CAL 4 strands of sheltered instruction https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ce293eb93550e6a1a40037927/files/Four_Strands_of_Sheltered_Instruction_EducationConnections.pdf

Task based Language teaching Michael Long
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/dtk234/2011_FEB/Keynote_-_M_Longs_hand_out.pdf

Changing brain videos http://changingbrains.org/watch.html

Literacy in a Filipino bilingual context (disseration) http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2817/1/248026.pdf

Velasco-Academic & Language content integration framework
http://fordham.bepress.com/jmer/vol3/iss1/3/

8 ways to foster reading growth in multilingual learners
http://www.k12reader.com/8-ways-to-foster-reading-growth-in-multilingual-learners/

Experts on building background
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr100.htm

Early Reading Dissertation http://www.nrrf.org/dissertation-robins9-10.pdf

Teaching students to analyze non-verbal texts
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/CCSS-analyzing-complex-nonverbal-texts-todd-finley

ESL literacy methods youtubes
http://www.youtube.com/user/jpowrie/videos?sort=p&view=0&tag_id=

Defining Ac. Language (Scarcella)
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/webinars/event/1/

Differentiation Wiki
http://toolsfordifferentiation.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewAllPages

cube/dice maker
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/dice/

strategies for diffierent content areas
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/section7.pdf

ESL wiki http://esl-isustudywiki.wikispaces.com/

America writes for kids http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/

NEA teaching strategies http://www.nea.org/tools/TeachingStrategies.html

CC lesson resources http://learnzillion.com/

AFT free shared lesson plans http://www.sharemylesson.com/

Some good materials (webinars, PPTs)
http://www.maine.gov/education/esl/webinars/index.html

fun learning tools (puzzle maker, comics & more)
http://www.ellteacherpros.com/home/teacher-resources/resource-fun-learning-tools/

children of the code
http://www.childrenofthecode.org/Tour/index.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PBPLHf8KbSA

interactive online materials http://www.ghpl.org/kids/

More free ppts and language arts games for kids
http://www.freeclubweb.com/powerpoints/languagearts/

Superhero comic maker program
http://superherosquad.marvel.com/create_your_own_comic
http://www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/superactioncomicmaker/

Storybird http://storybird.com/
Littlebird Tales http://www.littlebirdtales.com/

Pancho's tale (by Spanish speaking
http://www.littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/49586/

Superheroes (1st graders)
http://www.littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/49299/

Core Knowledge K-8 Materials
http://books.coreknowledge.org/home.php?cat=314
NY Times article
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/nyregion/nonfiction-curriculum-enhanced-reading-skills-in-new-york-city-schools.html (Wonder why Lucy Calkins didn't like the study?!)


so-just--primary resources for social justice http://www.sojust.net/
critical multicultural pavillion http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/index.html

Cummins-Literacy in Multilingual Contexts
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/Cummins.pdf

Another class language and literacy wiki project from Ottawa Canada
http://languageandliteracytheoryandpractice.wikispaces.com/

Reading Research
Double route orthographic processing http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110785/
Visual Attention and Readinghttp:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-3LWFS5YS8&feature=related

Voice of literacy podcasts http://www.voiceofliteracy.org/

Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org/index.shtml

EFL-Shaping the way we teach English Videos Modules and Accompanying texts
Videos http://oelp.uoregon.edu/shaping.html
Modules http://oelp.uoregon.edu/shaping_read.html#00r

Flocabulary-Hiphop video on story grammar http://flocabulary.com/fivethings/

Homonym games http://homonymgame.com

Literacy Web.
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/index.htm

ESL Specialist handbook
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/esl/policy/special.pdf

using crosswords in the classroom. http://www.suite101.com/content/using-crosswords-in-the-classroom-a369476

Migliacci on Modifying lessons w/graphic organizers
http://naomimigliacci.suite101.com/modifying-lessons-and-graphic-organizers-for-ells-a369906

Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening at Univ. of VA http://pals.virginia.edu/rd-background.html
PALS activities http://pals.virginia.edu/tools-activities.html
PALS Workstations http://pals.virginia.edu/literacy-workstations.html

Story time for me early childhood http://www.storytimeforme.com/series

google innovative international literacy projects http://www.google.com/literacy/projects.html
AREA national early literacy panel http://www.aera.net/publications/Default.aspx?menu_id=38&id=9962
Speaking out for language in early reading development http://edr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/39/4/305?ijkey=2B1PZfqoDUG8Q&keytype=ref&siteid=spedr

Advancing early literacy for ELLs (Kris Guitierrez) http://edr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/39/4/334?ijkey=Gmp1Nsj006hxI&keytype=ref&siteid=spedr

Text structures (Lewis & Clark)
http://home.roadrunner.com/~EXCELLENCE1/Text%20Structure%20Text%20Features.htm

How to teach expository text structures
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/how-teach-expository-text-structure-facilitate-reading-comprehension

AdLit strategies for teaching text structures
http://www.adlit.org/strategies/23336/

Text structure graphic organizers
http://education.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/casei/3-01-04-handout%20TextStructureResources%201.pdf
http://www.literacyleader.com/sites/litlead.essdack.org/files/Text%20features.structures.pdf
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/text-structure/patterns-of-organization/cause-and-effect/

Thinking maps many GOs for CC writing
http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.co-case.org/resource/resmgr/imported/42.1_Boillot.pdf

Georgia Garcia on ELL Literacy Research PPT
http://www.reading.org/publications/bbv/videos/voRRC05/media/RRC-05-Garcia_slides.ppt
Teaching and Assement K-5 ELLs --Doing what works --videos http://dww.ed.gov/practice/?T_ID=13&P_ID=20

Earthrenewal teachers' reesources http://earthrenewal.org/teachers.htm

The developing Teacher website
http://www.developingteachers.com/cgi-bin/search/search.pl?Terms=ESL&image.x=61&image.y=9

Children of the code http://www.childrenofthecode.org/Tour/index.htm (videos and resources)
ELLs speak for themselves (Cummins et al) http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/files/ELLidentityTexts.pdf

ESL teacher's role in maintaining heritage language http://iteslj.org/Articles/Anderson-HeritageLanguage.html

CTE resources (Elem & Sec) http://www.ncte.org/collections/elemell
http://www.ncte.org/collections/secell

Learning point literacy resources http://www.learningpt.org/expertise/literacy/resources.php

Reading Engagement http://readingonline.org/articles/handbook/guthrie/
http://ncrel.org/sdrs/engaged.htm

Transitioning ELLs (AIR) annotated bibliography http://www.air.org/publications/documents/TELL_Annotated_%20Bibliography-1-22-09.pdf

Making English Literacy Meaningful
http://www.cal.org/resources/archive/news/2003summer/making.html

Eclectic blend of methods is best http://languagemagazine.com/LangPages/MethodologyDead_Nov09_LM.pdf

*Teaching diverse learners Elem (---links to reading, writing & oral resources)
http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/elemlit/index.shtml

*ELL Models & approaches http://www.nwrel.org/request/2003may/instructional.html

*Working effectively with ELLs (Rethinking Schools)
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/newteacher/NTBilingual.shtml

Great ELL site with focus on ELLs, SLA, MCE, and working with Mainstream Teachers
http://np.harlan.k12.ia.us/ELL.htm#Multicultural_List_Serve_for_Educators
Lots of Resources https://edtech142.wikispaces.com/Language+Arts

National Early Literacy Panel report (2008) http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/NELPReport09.pdf

A teacher's experience as an ELL affects her teaching http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Elena's+passion%3a+ESL+learning+as+TESOL+

ESL teachers as consultants for mainstream teachers http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ways+to+help+ELLs%3a+ESL+teachers+as+consultants.(English+language...-a0142636428

Literacy for ELLs http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/literacy/diverse.pdf

Independent reading for ELLs http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Helping+linguistic+minorities+read+independently.-a0136071126

Second language literacy through literature http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Second+language+literacy+through+literature.-a0165912651

Lang Learning & Ac. Ach. (research) http://crede.ucsc.edu/synthesis/llaa/llaa_exsum.html

Canadian Guide to ELLs http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/manyroots/manyroots.pdf

Excellent site from UK on teaching students with English is an Additional Language
http://www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/index.cfm

National Literacy Strategy (UK) http://www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/documents/Homelanguagesintheliteracyhour.pdf

Improving ELL ach (research) http://www.colorincolorado.org/articles/cgoldenberg_apr06.php

Fostering ELL lang dev http://www.colorincolorado.org/articles/kford_aft.php

Team Teaching & Collaboration http://www.cal.org/resources/archive/news/2002spring/team.html

Non-graded Primary ELL programshttp:www.cal.org/resources/digest/digest_pdfs/PracBrief4.pdf

Effective Literacy & ELLs Elem. (2007 report) http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/20074011.pdf

*Instructional Scaffolding http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/feat/36

*Culture in Second language teaching http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0309peterson.html
*Teaching Elem LM students http://www.cal.org/crede/pubs/ResBrief1.htm
Preparing teachers to work with ELLs http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/programs.htm

Differentiation for ELLs
http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2004/sept_oct/ELLOutlookITIArticle2.htm
http://www.betac.org/pdf/spring_summer_04.pdf
http://www.ciera.org/library/archive/2001-05/0105McRu.pdf

Differentiation in General (Tomlinson)
http://www.teachermagazine.org/tsb/articles/2008/09/10/01tomlinson.h02.html

NCTE-Role of Mainstream Teacher in ELL education
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/div/124545.htm

Seeds of Science Strategy guides
http://www.deltaeducation.com/seeds/strategy_guides.shtml
Linguistically responsive science teaching http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/2002spring/shaw.html

Bank Street Literacy ELLs Guide for Tutors http://www.bankstreet.edu/literacyguide/ell.html
*NCLRC Essentials Language Teaching (lesson plans, teaching all skill areas) http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/index.htm http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/planning/lessongoals.htm

Tips & Strategies http://www.celt.sunysb.edu/ell/tips.php

Teaching w/ poetry & drama http://www.ericdigests.org/1994/drama.htm
Poems online http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/847.html

Poetry & Tech (interactive poetry site) http://www.poetryforge.org/
Flexible Groups Teaching with few resources (time, materials, support) http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2006/mar_apr/ELLOutlookITIArticle3.htm

Frequently asked questions about ESL http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/faq1.htm
http://esl.fis.edu/index-fp.htm (recommendations for parents & teachers)

About ESL http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa062100a.htm

Helaine Marshall-what works for SIFE http://www.tesolmedia.com/docs/TJ/firstissue/06_TJ_DeCapuaMarshall.pdf
MALP Site-http://malpeducation.com/
NYSED SIFE Bibliography http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/pub/overage.html
Guide for SIFEs http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/classics/trg/01literacy.htm

learning styles & strategy based instruction & research
http://www.carla.umn.edu/strategies/SBIinfo.html
http://carla.acad.umn.edu/about/profiles/CohenPapers/SBIclarify.pdf
http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/v1n12004/chamot.htm
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0110anderson.html (metacognition)
http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/learningstyle.php http://www.azpromisingpractices.com/archive_68.html

role of metacognition in second lang teaching http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/role.htm

Differentiated instruction http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=2876

Readers’ Theater http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/readers.html
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=carrick/index.html

Using Comics in Teaching http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/ej37/r1.html
Create Comix (lots of fun!) http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Bloom’s Taxonomy
http://www.msad54.org/district/literacyspecialist/pdf/blooms.pdf
http://www.uft.org/files/photo/blooms-taxonomy-large.jpg
http://www.henryclayschool.com/uploads/1/9/8/2/19820597/bloomtaxonomy_questions_prompts.pdf
http://www.juniorcycle.ie/NCCA_JuniorCycle/media/NCCA/Documents/Assessment/Ongoing%20Asssessment/Assessment-booklet-2_Eng-aug.pdf
http://thesecondprinciple.com/teaching-essentials/beyond-bloom-cognitive-taxonomy-revised/
http://www.bloomstaxonomy.org/Blooms%20Taxonomy%20questions.pdf
http://www.virtuallibrary.info/blooms-taxonomy.html
http://www.virtuallibrary.info/uploads/2/6/9/3/26930678/blooms_taxonomy_teacher_planning_kit1.pdf (good visual with verbs and questions).

Bloom & gardner matrices
http://simonhiggins.net/downloads/multiple-intelligence-matrix.doc
http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/DLiT/2006/Lstyles/GardBloo.htm#Planning%20Matrix

helping students develop higher order thinking skills
http://www.uft.org/insight/helping-students-develop-higher-order-thinking-skills


Multilingual Proverbs http://www.cewip.org/dictionary_3/dic3_index.htm

Multilingual Idioms http://www.cewip.org/dictionary_2/dic2_index.htm
On-line idioms http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/
Food Idioms http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp064.shtml

ELL tips http://www.celt.sunysb.edu/ell/tips.php
Graphic Organizers http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/graphic_organizers.php
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic73.htm
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
graphic organizer program https://bubbl.us/
Graphic Organizer Maker software https://www.draw.io/

http://www.teach-nology.com/gold/samples/worksheets/graphorg/index.html


http://www.longwood.edu/staff/jonescd/projects/educ530/aboxley/graphicorg/fraym.htm

Jokes in English (podcast) http://www.voiceblog.jp/joke/

Jokes http://www.teach-nology.com/jokes/

ELLs & the hidden curriculum http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/goal3.php

ESL & multiple intelligences http://www.eslflow.com/MultipleIntelligencesforELT.html

D&D Best Practices http://www.alliance.brown.edu/dnd/Snapshot_list.shtml

Strategy training for ELLs http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-4/language.htm
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/strategy.htm

scaffolding instruction http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/optimize.htm

literature circles http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-3/circles.htm
http://www.reading.org/Library/Retrieve.cfm?D=10.1598/0872075699.12&F=bk569-12-Gilmore.pdf

Children’s Literature Website http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Strategies for teaching reading in the content areas
http://www.longwood.edu/staff/jonescd/projects/educ530/aboxley/homepage/home.htm

Ideas for using youtube in literature class
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/ten-fun-ways-to-use-youtube-videos-in-an-online-literature-class/

Interdisciplinary approach for teaching ELLs http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/2006spring/langford_et_al.htmlC

foreign born adult literacy rates http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009034